jan 2011 presentation

System x® and BladeCenter®

© 2010 IBM Corporation 1

Enterprise X-Architecture 5Enterprise X-Architecture 5thth Generation GenerationSystems for a Smarter PlanetSystems for a Smarter Planet

Raman Dua , System x Sales Specialist Raman Dua , System x Sales Specialist Scott Jordan , systemX FTSSScott Jordan , systemX FTSSIBM Canada Ltd.IBM Canada Ltd.



Table of Contents

IBM Acquires BNT ( Blade Network Technologies)

Client Challenges

eX5 Systems Overview

Overview of Rack Mountable Servers

Blade Story and DS3500 Storage Subsystem



IBM has acquired BLADE Network Technologies (BNT)

On September 27th 2010, IBM announced a definitiveagreement to acquire BLADE NetworkTechnologies (BLADE),

We have worked with BNT for years to providethousands of clients with networking solutions madeup of BladeCenter and System x.

As a strategic IBM investment, BLADE offers proven and sustainable innovation in networking technology that enables highly interconnected systems. This allows us to present infrastructure solutions (such as Cloud) in the same single-source foundation as HP and Cisco

This acquisition is about leveraging BLADE products and technology to ultimately do a better job of offering high-value IBM networking solutions. At the same time, we will continue to work with existing networking partners to offer clients a choice for workload optimized networking solutions.



Specs

BNT 1Gb/10Gb G8000

Key Features

Where to Position

• 24 x 10/1 GbE SFP+ ports• 44x 1Gb RJ-45, 4x 1Gb SFP• 2x optional interface module slots:

• Up to 4x 10 Gb SFP+ ports

• Up to 4x10 Gbps of uplink• Server like air-flow for hot / cold aisles• Low 120W power consumption• Redundant power and fans standard• VMready for virtualized networks• Industry-standard CLI• Tested for interoperability

• Dual-speed 10/1 GbE ports• Ultra low latency of .68 micro-seconds• Server like air-flow for hot / cold aisles• Low power consumption• Redundant power and fans standard• Virtual fabric support and VMready• Industry-standard CLI• Tested for interoperability

BNT Virtual Fabric 10Gb G8124

• 1 GbE with 10Gb uplinks: All purpose, green, top of rack connectivity for servers

• Great performance at an attractive price

• 10 GbE: Ultra low latency perfect for HPC and virtualized environments

• Perfect partner with BNT BladeCenter switches

0446-HC30446 013

0446-HC70446 017



BNT G8000 IBM B48Y IBM J48E IBM B24X BNT G8124

Vendor BNT Brocade Juniper Brocade BNT

Form Factor / Ports

48*1GbE Up to 4 10GbE CX4 or

SFP+ 1U Form Factor

48*1GbE Up to 4 10GbE SFP+ 1U Form Factor

48*1GbE Up to 2 10GbE SFP+ 1U Form Factor

24*10GbE SFP+ 1U Form Factor

24*10GbE SFP+ 1U Form Factor

Key Features Low acquisition cost Superior Power & Cooling Redundant Power

Standard Designed for future

proofing with upgrade capability to 10Gb uplinks

Unified Manageability Horizontal Stacking (Up

to 8 managed) Redundant power

available Ultra Low Latency

Lower Latency via Virtual Chassis

Higher Bandwidth with 128 Gbps VC backplane

Low TCO with removal of Aggregation Level

Redundant power available & cooling, modular uplinks

Cost effective 24 port 10Gb

Hot-swappable power supplies

Front to back airflow Wire speed performance

with low latency

Optimal for High Performance Computing

Best in class network virtualization

Ultra Low Latency < 700 nanosecs

Front to Rear or Rear to Front cooling switch available as an option

Virtualization VM Ready ( VMware, Xen, Microsoft ) & Stacking of

up to 6 virtual switches

IronStack Virtual Chassis IronStack VM Ready and IBM Virtual Fabric.

Stacking LED’s to indicate Master / member

Warranty 3 year on-site next business day

3 year on-site next business day




Price $6,449 USD $8,599 USD $10,799 USD $13,199 USD $13,599 USD

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1GbE 10GbE

System x Top of Rack Networking Portfolio



Client Challenges



Top Issues for IT Executives in 2010Gartner 2010 CIO review



Server virtualization and consolidation

of “low hanging fruit”

Virtualization of business critical applications,

database and desktops

Private cloud enabling IT as a

Service

The majority of all x86 workloads will be virtualized by the end of 2010 and by mid 2011

BenefitsCapExOpEx

ChallengesConsolidation

BenefitsQuality of Service

Decrease in Provisioning Time

ChallengesAvailabilityApplication

Performance BenefitsZero-touch Operation

Best Quality of Service

ChallengesCompliance

Time to Market

Clients are running more, larger, and mission critical workloads as virtual machines



With increased virtualization and larger workloads, memory and I/O become the new bottleneck

While cores per CPU keep increasing with each generation, system memory and I/O flexibility have not kept up.

Now, virtualization requires systems with large memory footprint and flexible I/O in order to drive

maximum VM agility



Demanding workloads require more system memory than ever before

Small database

DB

Medium databaseSome Virtual Machines

DBVMLarge / Fast databases

Large / Many Virtual Machines

More memory delivers:• More virtual machines• Larger virtual machines• Bigger databases• Faster database performance• Greater server utilization

and/ or

DBVM and/ or



eX5 systemX Overview



IBM Towers & Rack- Optimized Servers



System x Portfolio Rack Mountable Server’s Positioning

Database / Consolidation

Enterprise Performance

Business Applications

(SAP, ERP, Small DB)

Infrastructure Applications

(file/ print/collaboration)

x3690 X5

Virtualization

Local Database

Scalable MP

x3755

Low Cost

Infrastructure

Collaboration

Small DB

x3850 X5

The RIGHT choice for large enterprise and mission critical databases and applications Highest performance platform Scalable Memory, I/O and

Processor capacity

x3755

The RIGHT choice for large infrastructure applications Cost-optimized platform No RAS trade-offs Easy to deploy and manage

x3690 X5

The RIGHT choice for memory and performance demanding business applications Maximum memory

addressability in 2U High Performing DP system

with scalability to 4-socket

x3650 M3

The RIGHT choice for business infrastructure and applications Leadership performance/watt Excellent processing, I/O,

storage and memory

x3850 X5

Database

Virtualization

ERP Apps

x3650 M3

Virtualization

Collaboration

Web

2-Socket 4-Socket



Blade Center Portfolio

Database/ Consolidation

Enterprise Performance

Business Applications

(SAP, ERP, Small DB)

Infrastructure Applications

(file/print/collaboration)

HX5

Scalable MP

Database

Virtualization

Enterprise

HX5

Scalable performance blade server with unprecedented compute, memory and I/O capacity in bladeScalable to 2S 4SMAX5 for max memoryFlexNode partitioning

HS22V

High Density, high performance blade optimized for virtualization18 DIMM slots for more virtual

machinesIntegrated HW RAID 0,1 and

SSDs

HS22

Versatile, easy to use blade optimized for performance, power and coolingTruly balanced bladeGreat price/performanceNo compromise blade

HS12

Low power, low cost blade for non-virtualized workloadsCost-optimized platformNo RAS trade-offsEasy to deploy and manage

HS22V

DP

Virtualization

HPCHS22

DP

Balanced

General

Purpose

Virtualization

2-Socket 4-Socket



Blade Story



Your employees need to go from office to the airport. How do they get there?

…Take the bus? …or all get separate taxis?

A bus is more efficiency and low cost. 1 engine, 1 driver and many seats for passengers who all share the bus’s ‘resources’.

The Blade Story… Get on the Bus



IBM BladeCenter

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Integrate•Servers, networking, storage, & management•Any networking standard from multiple partners•End-to-end management•Linux, Windows & UNIX•1S, 2S, & 4S x86 & POWER•Multiple workloads on a platform designed for virtualization

Simplify•Qualification with scalable, flexible building blocks•Deployment with automated provisioning tools•Management with a single point of control•Networking with Virtual Fabric & FCoE•Complexity with an open platform that fits into the data center you own

Reduce•Costs with fewer parts to buy and lower operating overhead•Power consumption with a shared, highly efficient infrastructure•Space with high density blades•Cables with integrated switching•Risk with no single point of failure , PFAs and automatic recovery•Waste with a stable, proven platform that has stood the test of time



A common set of blades A common set of industry-standard switches and I/O fabrics Common management infrastructure Over a decade of a stable platform

IBM BladeCenter S Distributed, office,

datacenter-in-a-box

IBM BladeCenter E Enterprise, best

efficiency, best density

IBM BladeCenter H Enterprise high

performance

IBM BladeCenter T Ruggedized, short-

depth

IBM BladeCenter HT Ruggedized, high

performance

Fit-for-purpose choice of chassis…



IBM Blade Center S

Office-friendly, datacenter-in-a-box 6 blades, 7U chassis 110V/220V power Integrated, shared storage Optional office-enablement kit

Perfect fit chassis for retail store, SMB, or distributed LE with an all-in-one, datacenter-in-a-box design optimized from the ground up to fit into an office environment

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IBM BladeCenter E

Best in class efficiency 14 blades, 7U chassis Redundant everything 1GbE and 8Gb Fibre Channel to each blade, 10GbE uplink Full support for HS22 and HS22V

Most efficient chassis on the market with up to 31% more blades in an industry standard rack the BladeCenter E provides as much as 22% more performance per watt or power and costs up to 50% less than HP’s c7000

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IBM Blade Center H

Maximum performance, enterprise-class 14 blades, 9U chassis Redundant everything Up to 8 switches 10GbE, 4X IB, Virtual Fabric enabled

Perfect for highly virtualized workloads in the datacenter, BladeCenter H provides up to 25% more backplane throughput and up to 42% more I/O lanes per blade versus HP and Dell

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IBM BladeCenter T & HT

‘T’ stands for ‘Tough’ 8 blade, 8U (T), 12 blades, 12U chassis (HT) AC / DC Power NEBS / ETSI Long life

Perfect for telco, federal, and any other harsh environment deployment, the BladeCenter T and HT chassis are ruggedized to withstand the most demanding conditions with features including front-accessibility to most major components (HT) and optional air filters (T & HT)

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Building out x86 blade portfolio Continuing to deliver capable POWER blades Continue to offer broad support of chassis with blades

HS12Entry & SMB

HS22“Workhorse”

HS22VVirtualization & HPC

HX5 (2P)Scalable, Enterprise

HX5 (4P)Scalable, Enterprise

HX5 + MAX5 (2P)Scalable, Max Memory

HX5 + MAX5 (4P)Scalable, Max Memory

PS700 (4-core)Value P7

PS701 (8-core)Scalable P7

PS702(16-core)Performance P7

Fit-for-purpose choice of blades…



IBM BladeCenter HS12

Low cost single socket Intel-based embedded blade 6 DIMMs in a 30mm footprint Eight I/O ports per blade Blade supported across all IBM chassis – emphasis on BCE, BCS

Perfect fit for non-virtualized, infrastructure applications like file/print and saves up to 50% more energy versus typical 1U servers. In addition, OS4690 certified for retail store operations

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Two-socket blade based on Intel Xeon 5600 series processors 12 DIMMs per 2-socket system in a 30mm footprint Eight I/O ports per blade

IBM BladeCenter HS22

Offers outstanding performance, flexible configuration options and simple management in an efficient server to run a broad range of workloads



Two-socket blade based on Intel Xeon 5600 series processors 18 DIMMs per 2-socket system in a 30mm footprint Eight I/O ports per blade

IBM BladeCenter HS22V

A high density, high performance blade optimized for virtualization and energy efficiency with maximum memory capacity, CPU and I/O in a 30mm design.



Ethernet – Fibre Channel – InfiniBand – FCoE – SAS – iSCSI – Virtual Fabric

Standard SpeedIO Expansion Card

Standard Speed Switches

High SpeedIO Expansion Card

High Speed Switches

Flexible and open IO from an ecosystem of partners



eX5 Cost Savings



Introducing eX5 – a portfolio that redefines enterprise x86 computing

MAX5

eXFlash FlexNode

Maximum memory scaling independent of processors

Extreme IOPs SSD storage

Scheduled provisioning

Two 2-SocketSystems

One 4-Socket System

System x3850 X5 IBM BladeCenter HX5BladeCenter HX5 System x3690 X5



MAX5 doubles memory capacity

Expand memory capacity

Up to double the number of memory DIMMs than the competitors

No impact to memory latency

Over five times the memory capacity in two sockets vs. today’s leading two-socket systems

MAX5 memory may be partitioned to CPUs or pooled

With embedded memory controllers,

memory capacity is tied to processors

But not with MAX5…

Provides the memory customers have needed for database and virtualization – up to 100% more virtual machines

Allows higher memory capacity to be reached with less expensive DIMMs for more economical high end implementations



eX5 Minimizes VMware Licensing Costs in Two Different Ways

#1: 78% more Virtual Machines on eX5 for the same license cost

VMware Enterprise Plus Cost: $3,500 / processor – Memory constrained before processors are fully utilized

2 processor: $7,000 USD 2 processors: $7,000 USD

16 DIMMs: 158 Virtual Machines 32 DIMMs: 281 Virtual Machines

#2: 50% of license cost on eX5 to support same number of Virtual Machines

VMware Enterprise Plus Cost: $3,500 / processor – Memory constrained before processors are fully utilized

4 processor: $14,000 USD 2 processors: $7,000 USD

64 DIMMs: 320 Virtual Machines 64 DIMMs: 320 Virtual Machines

Competition server x3690 X5

x3690 X5 with MAX5Competition server

IBM Confidential



Using eX5 is 3x less expensive on Oracle licensing 2-socket x86 (next-generation Intel Xeon Nehalem EX) system required for 1,000 user Oracle database; competition not expected to deliver 2-socket x86 (Nehalem EX) system

Only 2 of 4 sockets required Only 2 of 2 sockets required

Notes:All pricing is Oracle List Pricing as of Jan 2010 per Oracle Price Book accessed on www.oracle.com* Supporting a typical Oracle E-Business Suite Environment with 75% of users running financials and light-medium workload

Competition Nehalem-EX serverx3690 X5 Nehalem-EX server

Competition 4-socket x3690 X5

Standard Edition One license $5,800 USD / socket(Required for 2-socket server)

Not applicable $11,600

Standard Edition license $17,500 USD / socket(Required for 4-socket server)

$35,000 Not applicable

Annual Support Fee (22%) $7,700 $2,552

Total $42,700 $14,152



IBM System Storage DS3500

Highlights :

Leading 6Gbps host interface and drive technology. Designed to offer scalability to mid range performance and features starting at entry level prices.

Support up to 96 drives.

Ideal for shared direct attach storage ( up to two highly available servers.) and IBM Blade Center SAS attachment. Provides booting and shared storage for IBM Blade Center.

Secure your data-at-rest with full disk encryption



How to Order :1. Purchase a DS3500, 2. Add a host daughter card (optional ),

3. Select drives and drive expansion units. 4 additional features if required.

DS3500 Storage SystemsPN Description

1746A2S DS3512 SAS Single Controller

1746A2D DS3512 SAS Dual Controller

1746A4S DS3524 SAS Single Controller

1746A4D DS3524 SAS Dual Controller

Host Daughter Cards*PN Description

68Y8431 6 Gbps SAS 2 host port daughter card

68Y8432 8 Gbps FC 4 host port daughter card

68Y8433 1 Gbps iSCSI 4 host port daughter card

3.5in Drives and EnclosuresPN Description

49Y1856 300GB 15K 3.5-inch

49Y1861 450GB 15K 3.5-inch

49Y1866 600GB 15K 3.5-inch

49Y1947 600GB 15K 3.5-inch SED

49Y1876 1TB 7.2K 3.5-inch NL

49Y1871 2TB 7.2K 3.5-inch NL

1746A2E EXP3512 Expansion Unit-Single ESM**

174551X EXP3512 Single ESM

2.5in Drives and EnclosuresPN Description

49Y1841 146GB 15K 2.5-inch

49Y1836 300GB 10K 2.5-inch

49Y1952 300GB 10K 2.5-inch SED

49Y1851 500GB 7.2K 2.5-inch NL

1746A4E EXP3524 Expansion Unit-Single ESM**

174561X EXP3524 Single ESM

Out-of-the-box includes: 4 partitions, 2 FlashCopy® images, and Windows, Linux (on Intel), and VMware host attachment. Select from any of the additional advanced features below:

PN Description

Host Kits

68Y8458 AIX/VIOS Host Kit (FC host ports only)

68Y8459 Linux on Power Kit (Power Blades only)

68Y8461 HP/UX Host Kit

Partitions

68Y8436 Initial Upgrade: 4 → 8 Partitions




68Y8441 Additional Upgrade: 8 → 16 Partitions



68Y8445 Additional Upgrade: 16→ 32 Partitions

68Y8446 Additional Upgrade: 16→ 64 Partitions


Replication Feature Options

68Y8451 FlashCopy: Base4 images per volume / 64 per system

68Y8452 FlashCopy: 8x64 Upgrade8 images per volumes / 64 per system

68Y8453 Volume Copy: Base128 relationships per system

68Y8454 FlashCopy 4x64 / Volume Copy

68Y8455 Remote Mirroring (over FC) 8 mirror pairs per system

Additional Features

68Y8490 Full Disk Encryption

69Y2871 Turbo Performance

68Y8434 2GB Cache Memory Upgrade

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Questions? I may have answers.

Raman Dua

System x Sales Specialist

IBM Canada Ltd3600 Steeles Ave EMarkham, ON Canada L3R 9Z7phone: 289- 333- 7708 Email : [email protected]



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